sèsam

See also: sesam, Sesam, and sešām

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin sesamum, from Ancient Greek σήσαμον (sḗsamon), from a Semitic source. Compare Arabic سمسم (símsim), Assyrian shamash-shammū, Aramaic shūmshĕmā.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈsɛ.zəm]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈsɛ.zam]

Noun

sèsam m (plural sèsams)

sesame

Further reading

“sèsam” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“sèsam”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
“sèsam” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
“sèsam” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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